Race to winterization
Well waited kind of long then was going to have the dealership do it. And I couldn't get in until October 18th. Looked at the forecast and the mid 20's coming up didn't look good.
So, I bought the Camco hand pump winterization kit and got it done yesterday. It came in yesterday in the mail. Thank you Amazon. There were none to be found locally. But the antifreeze was cheap since it was so late in the season. Close call imho.
We hit 26 the other night and there was a thin skin of ice on the bird feeder. I had already drained the water heater and lines.
Now, I'm like why would I want someone else to do it. It was easy.
The guy at the dealership asked me if my flowers were still alive and they are with just a few burned on the 26 degree night. We usually lose all of our flowers in one night here in Helena Montana. He said, as a rule of thumb, if your flowers are alive your lines are probably OK. But once they go, you lost your chance.
He said, do the prep and hook the "hand" pump up and start pumping it in with all the faucets/toilet shut. If it pressures up and you can't pump the antifreeze in, then there are "probably" OK (small leaks/cracks notwithstanding). If you can continue to pump the stuff even though everything is shut off, you are going to want to look closer.
I thought his advice was pretty good or was hoping it was since we have had three or four 30 to 32 degree nights. He noted that these were just rule of thumb observations. "Rule of thumb" is my term.
So, I bought the Camco hand pump winterization kit and got it done yesterday. It came in yesterday in the mail. Thank you Amazon. There were none to be found locally. But the antifreeze was cheap since it was so late in the season. Close call imho.
We hit 26 the other night and there was a thin skin of ice on the bird feeder. I had already drained the water heater and lines.
Now, I'm like why would I want someone else to do it. It was easy.
The guy at the dealership asked me if my flowers were still alive and they are with just a few burned on the 26 degree night. We usually lose all of our flowers in one night here in Helena Montana. He said, as a rule of thumb, if your flowers are alive your lines are probably OK. But once they go, you lost your chance.
He said, do the prep and hook the "hand" pump up and start pumping it in with all the faucets/toilet shut. If it pressures up and you can't pump the antifreeze in, then there are "probably" OK (small leaks/cracks notwithstanding). If you can continue to pump the stuff even though everything is shut off, you are going to want to look closer.
I thought his advice was pretty good or was hoping it was since we have had three or four 30 to 32 degree nights. He noted that these were just rule of thumb observations. "Rule of thumb" is my term.
